The European Parliament may ease a planned ban on fund-manager bonuses that top fixed pay if investors get to vote on the larger awards, bringing the rules closer into line with those approved yesterday by national ambassadors on how much bankers can be compensated.

U.S. homes may contain flooring and wallpaper that emit the types of toxic chemicals the Consumer Product Safety Commission has banned from toys, an environmental group said in urging expanded regulation of the substances.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mike Duke said all of the company’s staff are “accountable” for its standards and it has taken “a number of concrete steps” over the last year to strengthen its compliance programs.